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Burn Brae Medical Group vs The Sele Medical Practice
Two GP practices in the same primary care network, a short way apart. Side by side, with the margin of error on every figure.
Can the survey tell them apart?
Burn Brae Medical Group and The Sele Medical Practice cannot be told apart on the Practice Grade. The likely ranges overlap, so the data does not show that one is ahead of the other, whatever the two numbers are.
Side by side
| Measure | Burn Brae Medical GroupNE46 1QJ | The Sele Medical PracticeNE46 1QJ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 84.7likely range 78.1 to 88.7119 survey answers | 83.4likely range 77.6 to 86.984 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 88.6%likely range 79.5% to 93.9%, 119 answers | 93.0%likely range 85.7% to 96.7%, 84 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 75.6%likely range 69.5% to 80.1%Clearly higher | 60.7%likely range 51.7% to 68.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 85.1%likely range 79.0% to 89.6%, 2,676 appointmentsClearly higher | 70.2%likely range 61.2% to 78.0%, 1,694 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 78.8%likely range 68.0% to 86.7%, 112 answers | 90.7%likely range 82.6% to 95.3%, 80 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 90.3%likely range 81.5% to 95.2%, 117 answers | 100.0%likely range 95.8% to 100.0%, 83 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 52.1%likely range 40.9% to 63.1%, 116 answers | 36.8%likely range 27.5% to 47.2%, 85 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 59.9%likely range 43.8% to 74.2%, 58 answers | 60.8%likely range 44.4% to 75.1%, 35 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 94.1%likely range 86.0% to 97.6%, 112 answers | 97.5%likely range 91.6% to 99.3%, 81 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 86.5%likely range 77.0% to 92.5%, 118 answers | 98.4%likely range 93.1% to 99.6%, 84 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 67.4%likely range 55.7% to 77.3%, 109 answers | 75.5%likely range 65.1% to 83.5%, 78 answers |
| Being listened to | 91.6%likely range 83.1% to 96.0%, 117 answers | 96.7%likely range 90.5% to 98.9%, 83 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.9%likely range 81.1% to 94.9%, 117 answers | 94.5%likely range 87.5% to 97.6%, 83 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.1%likely range 85.0% to 97.0%, 116 answers | 96.2%likely range 89.9% to 98.7%, 83 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 92.0%likely range 83.1% to 96.4%, 107 answers | 98.1%likely range 92.3% to 99.6%, 77 answers |
| Needs met | 90.4%likely range 81.5% to 95.2%, 115 answers | 97.4%likely range 91.5% to 99.2%, 83 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 95.2%likely range 86.9% to 98.4%, 63 patients | 96.7%likely range 83.3% to 99.4%, 30 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 96.8%likely range 89.1% to 99.1%, 63 patients | 92.5%likely range 80.1% to 97.4%, 40 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 96.3%likely range 89.7% to 98.7%, 81 patients | 95.2%likely range 84.2% to 98.7%, 42 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 77.7%likely range 75.4% to 79.8%, 1,353 patients | 73.6%likely range 70.3% to 76.7%, 739 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 82.6%likely range 80.3% to 84.8%, 1,083 patients | 83.5%likely range 80.4% to 86.2%, 618 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 10,392August 2026 | 5,863August 2026 |
| Primary care network | West Northumberland PCN | West Northumberland PCN |
| Phone | 01434 603627 | 01434 602237 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.5% good or very good570 answers, June 2026 | 97.2% good or very good1,024 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,845 in August 2026Same day 40.3%; face to face 62.1% | 1,970 in August 2026Same day 38.5%; face to face 75.4% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.94England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.81England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 6.3 qualified permanent8.9 including trainees and locums1,639 patients per permanent GP | 3.8 qualified permanent5.7 including trainees and locums1,533 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Good |
“Clearly higher” appears only when a practice’s likely range lies wholly above every other practice’s here. When the ranges overlap, the survey cannot tell the practices apart and nobody is pointed out. A practice never gets a mark for being lower.
The Practice Grade weighs the survey and access, from NHS appointment and phone data; the other survey questions are from the 2026 GP Patient Survey. The facts are from NHS England, the Care Quality Commission and OHID, are not part of the grade, and are shown as each practice’s own record. NHS England advises against ranking practices on the Friends and Family Test or on appointment figures, and we point nothing out in the facts, vaccination or screening rows.
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Sources
- 2026 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
- Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence
- Contains information from the Care Quality Commission, licensed under the Open Government Licence. CQC must be acknowledged as the source of the data; CQC is not responsible for our analysis.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Antibiotic prescribing: UK Health Security Agency and Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (Fingertips), from NHS Business Services Authority prescribing data.